Memo paper holder



Aug. 13, 1940. W H BURT|5 2,211,492

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Patented Aug. 13, 1940 UNITED STATES PATENT GFFICE MEMO PAPER HOLDER,`

William H. Burtis, Davis, Calif.

Application September 30, 1938Serial No. 232,541 3 Claims.' (o1. 281-13) My invention relates to improvements in a memo paper holder, and it consists of the combinations, constructions and arrangements here- 'inafter described and claimed.

An object of my inventionis to provide a memo paper holder in which a single sheet of material is shaped for supporting a paper roll and also for supporting a portion of the. paper fed from the roll. The sheet of material is so fashioned that the portion of paper unwound from the roll will be held taut. The free end of the paper is passed under a tear-off bar and the paper is fed from the roll in the opposite direction to that taken while writing on the paper. In other words, any desired amount of paper may be writiten upon and then the paper can be moved to provide a new writing portion immediately following the written portion. The part of the paper fed through the tear-off bar may be severed from the remaining portion by tearing along the bar.

The device may be supported on the wall or it may be held in the hand. It is possible to design the device to make a pleasing appearance.

Other objects and advantages will appear in the following specication, and the novel features of the device will be particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing forming a part of this application, in which Figure 1 is a front elevation of the device;

Figure 2 is a side elevation;

Figure 3 shows a development of the device on a reduced scale;

Figure 4 is a section along the line 4-4 of Figure l; and

Figure 5 is a development of the tear-01T bar.

In carrying out my invention, I provide a holder indicated generally at I. The holder is preferably made of sheet metal, although it may be formed from a plastic material, if desired. Figure 3 shows the holder I provided with a flat writing portion 2 and integral extensions 3. The extensions 3 are bent or curled in the form of a scroll as shown in Figure 2 and also the lower end of the portion 2 is curved to constitute a retainer or cradle for a roll of paper 4. The edge 5 shown in Figure 3, will be positioned at a suiciently high point when the portion 2 is curved to prevent the roll of paper from accidentally moving out of the curved cradle 6. The extensions 3 when curled, act as side retaining members and hold thel roll against moving longitudinally out of the cradle.

Figure 2 shows the portion 2 as extended at a slight angle with respect to the cradle 6 and the top of the member I is bent along a fold-line 'I for causing the portion 8 to lie in a plane that is tangent to the rear of the curved cradle 6. The cradle 6 will therefore rest against a wall S or other supporting surface and the portion B will contact with the same surface. The device `may be supported on the wall by a screw II) that is inserted through an eyelet Il in the portion 8.

Although Ihave shown the extensions 3 and the lower part of the portion 2 fashioned into a scroll, it is obvious that the member I maybe fashioned into other shapes such as scrolls with straight portions extending at the desired angles to each other. The gist of the invention is the provision of a cradle for a paper roll, this cradle also carrying side members for preventing movement of the roll in the direction of its axis. The top of the member I may be shaped in the manner shown at I2 in Figure l and it is possible to alter the shape to show angular lines rather than curved lines.

A tear-01T bar i3 is shown attached to the member I. Figure 5 shows a development of the bar and it comprises a strip which is foldable along the dotted lines I4. The strip carries forked ends I5 that have tongues I6 and a recess I'I. The inner edge of each recess is spaced from the lines of fold shown at Ill. In Figure 3, I show the member I provided with openings I8 for receiving the tongues I6. The inner edges of the recesses I'I contact with the member I when the tongues are inserted in the openings and this will space the bar I3 a sufficient distance from the member I to permit the paper 1I to be passed between the member and the bar. The portions of the tongue projecting through the openings I8 are bent or crimped for holding the tear-off bar in place. It is possible to ex the bar so that Aits center will contact with the member I and this will cause the bar to frictionally engage with the paper that is fed between the bar and the member. It is also possible to provide the bar with a central projection (not shown) that will frictionally engage with the paper. Any means for holding the free end of the paper against the member I and permit the paper to be torn along a transverse line will suflice.

From the foregoing description of the various parts of the device, the operation thereof may be readily understood.

The edge 5 is placed far enough from the poracross the paper.

tion 2 to permit a memo paper roll to be readily placed in the cradle 6. The free end of the paper is then passed over the edge 5 and around the outside of the cradle S, thence over the portion 2 and under the tear-ofi bar i3. Suilicient friction is developed between the paper and the outer surface of the cradle to hold the lower end of the paper taut. he tear-off bar holds the free end of the paper taut. The portion 2 will act as a support for that part of the paper upon which data may be written. A person may Write on the paper in the customary manner and as additional paper is needed, the free end of the paper may be pulled, causing the paper to feed under the bar I3. When the writing is completed, the portion of paper thus written upon may be torn along the tear-off bar. It will be seen that the paper can be fed so that new portions will immediately follow the portion written upon.

The device is simple enough in construction to 'cc manufactured at low cost and used as an advertising medium. The bar i3 may have advertising matter printed thereon. It is also possible to print advertising matter on the memo paper at spaced intervals and this advertising matter will be periodically brought to the attention of the user as the paper is unwound from the roll.

The side edges IS of the member l and the extensions 3 are inclined outwardly and this will cause the scroll formed by the curled extensions to be viewed from the front of the device as shown in Figure l. The beauty of the device is thus enhanced. The bending of the center of the tear-oi bar so that it will frictionally contact with the paper as shown at ita in Figure 2, leaves sufficient space at both ends of the bar to readily feed the end. of the paper under the zar. The feature provided by the upward pull of the paper as against a downward one is important because it allows a continuous list of any desired length to be Written before the paper is torn off. The paper itself can carry advertising matter with various products of the company printed As the paper is fed through the device, the names of the products would appear and act as a reminder.` The holder can be adapted for use on a desk by adding a suitable support, none being illustrated.

I claim:

1. A memo roll holder comprising a sheet of material having a writing surface and a cradleshaped end for receiving a roll of writing paper, said end having scroll-shaped extensions that constitute retaining sides for the roll, a papergripping and guiding member secured to the opposite end of the sheet, the paper being fed from the roll, around the outer surface of the cradle, over the Writing surface of the sheet and under the paper-gripping member, the paper being frictionally gripped at both ends of the writing surface by the gripping member and by the cradleshaped end so as to lie flat, said member constituting a tear-on bar for severing the paper.

2. A memo roll holder comprising a sheet of material with integral and parallel side extensions projecting irom its lower end, the portion of the sheet adjacent to the extensions being curved to provide a cradle and holder for a memoroll, said extensions being shaped into scroll formations for acting as retaining members for the ends of the roll, said sheet having a flat portion extending from the curved end with a top that is inclined to the flat portion and lying in a plane that is tangent to the rear portion of the curved end, a paper gripping and guiding bar secured to the flat portion at its juncture with the top, whereby the writing portion of the paper is held in a taut position on the iiat surface by the frictional engagement of the paper with the curved outer surface oi the cradle and the gripping bar, said bar also constituting a tear-off bar.

3. In a device of the type described comprising a sheet of material having integral extensions, the material being curved adjacent to the extensions for receiving a memo roll, and the extensions being fashioned into scrolls for constituting end retaining members for the roll.

WILLIAM H. BURTIS. 

